tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post8329330236333323668..comments2024-03-29T07:48:48.207-05:00Comments on Althouse: "There is a difference between people who sing and those who take that voice to another, otherworldly place, who create a euphoria within themselves."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-37735641626637517322008-11-23T13:08:00.000-06:002008-11-23T13:08:00.000-06:00Kraus definitely beats Plant. I saw them at Austin...Kraus definitely beats Plant. I saw them at Austin in September; they were magical, but Kraus was so much more....<BR/><BR/>Chrssie Hynde! Yes - she belongs there too.ghytredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09614795454969011791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-62702949457547637112008-11-22T22:50:00.000-06:002008-11-22T22:50:00.000-06:00Chrissie Hynde was excluded from the women of rock...Chrissie Hynde was excluded from the women of rock? Whoa. I can't wrap my head around that. Who rocks harder and writes better than her?<BR/><BR/>TreyTMinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07221261635305430323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-60626348172844026582008-11-22T22:49:00.000-06:002008-11-22T22:49:00.000-06:00My best friend Chris and I discussed this topic wi...My best friend Chris and I discussed this topic with the folks standing outside our favorite watering hole as we waited for our wives to pick us up. OK, we are weenies, but aside from that:<BR/><BR/>It is difficult to get a pure singer better than Paul. Al Green bests him, and MAYBE David Crosby, but then what about Brian Wilson?<BR/><BR/>My wife hastened to add Bonnie Raitt after she picked me up, and I concur. Joni Mitchell could be a wonderful singer when she choose to, but she was out there quite a bit.<BR/><BR/>TreyTMinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07221261635305430323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-40690457444374759132008-11-22T22:23:00.000-06:002008-11-22T22:23:00.000-06:00I'm not sure it's as applicable to drawing as it i...I'm not sure it's as applicable to drawing as it is to singing. At least, I've never seen a graphic novel where the artist didn't have fundamental drawing abilities.<BR/><BR/>Rockers can run out of breath, miss their notes, sound unpleasant, etc. I think the message and other not-exactly-singing skills are more likely to carry in the absence of actual singing skill.<BR/><BR/>At the same time, as you point out, singing skill isn't adequate to being a rock singer. One of my college buddies (who is now an established opera singer) couldn't rock out to save her life. Heh.blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-23537030721152027802008-11-22T20:55:00.000-06:002008-11-22T20:55:00.000-06:00I think too many people are confusing generic sing...I think too many people are confusing generic singing ability with being a great rock singer. Luciano Pavarotti is an immensely talented and skilled singer, but that doesn't mean The Beatles or Led Zeppelin would have been better if he'd been fronting for them. There's more (and less) to being a rock singer than just hitting the right notes or exhibiting range.<BR/><BR/>It is kind of like the difference between drawing talent and the ability to draw comics and graphic novels. There are plenty of the former who stink at the latter, and vice versa.Revenanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374515200055384226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-510355530454861712008-11-22T17:46:00.000-06:002008-11-22T17:46:00.000-06:00I'm sort of surprised not to see Ann Heart or Chri...<I>I'm sort of surprised not to see Ann Heart or Chrissie Hynde.</I><BR/><BR/>You might also note that Hynde was excluded from their October 2002 Women in Rock issue. That's like excluding James Joyce from Men in Literature.<BR/><BR/>And while the list included plenty of white male screamers (Roger Daltrey, Axl Rose...), they left out Ian Gillan. C'mon.Ken Pidcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15236539087094493564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-3827023500409231832008-11-22T17:32:00.000-06:002008-11-22T17:32:00.000-06:00You know that comically incompetent list of the gr...You know that comically incompetent list of the greatest guitar players that you linked to a few months ago, that included 25 or 30 punk acts that no one ever heard of, who used the guitar as a percussion instrument?<BR/><BR/>This list is actually more incompetently compiled than that one. That's how bad it is.<BR/><BR/>Christina Aguilera ahead of Gregg Allman; and no Ozzy Osbourne, no Chris Cornell; but it does include horrible vocalists (some great composers or lyricists, but horrible singers nonetheless) like Neil Young, John Lennon (number 5!), Bob Dylan, and Prince.Pastafarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09008215139954260401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-35913982053302679582008-11-22T17:06:00.000-06:002008-11-22T17:06:00.000-06:00Nixon! That man has no Elvis in him!Lennon was a w...Nixon! That man has no Elvis in him!<BR/><BR/>Lennon was a way better singer than McCartney.blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-10437477592064644192008-11-22T16:46:00.000-06:002008-11-22T16:46:00.000-06:00"Baby boomers should get a life."So should their y..."Baby boomers should get a life."<BR/><BR/>So should their youngers! 8)<BR/><BR/>I considered very few on the list to be great singers, the list was more about being an influentional singer or a great rocker.<BR/><BR/>I mean Lennon did not have a great voice, but Paul did. Al Green could sing circles around Marvin Gaye, Little Richard and Robert Plant don't have great voices at all.<BR/><BR/>Al Green, Sam Cooke, Alison Krause, now those people can flat out sing!<BR/><BR/>TreyTMinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07221261635305430323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-46254441624382975942008-11-22T16:14:00.000-06:002008-11-22T16:14:00.000-06:00Everybody's got Elvis in him.Everyone except one p...Everybody's got Elvis in him.<BR/><BR/>Everyone except one person, that is!Revenanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374515200055384226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-26739888580921652812008-11-22T10:11:00.000-06:002008-11-22T10:11:00.000-06:00Baby boomers should get a life.Baby boomers should get a life.Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-62493795774799389922008-11-22T10:08:00.000-06:002008-11-22T10:08:00.000-06:00Beth wrote: "And there's always a little Elvis wit...Beth wrote: "And there's always a little Elvis with me."<BR/><BR/>Me too, but I think we are referring to different, um, things.<BR/><BR/>Trey (who is going to go back to doing paperwork before he gets TOO cranky and offends everyone.)TMinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07221261635305430323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-24492992397929147962008-11-22T09:37:00.000-06:002008-11-22T09:37:00.000-06:00Oh! I'm so jealous, Original George. Krause is one...Oh! I'm so jealous, Original George. Krause is one I'd love to hear live.<BR/><BR/>Good to hear Perry made the list.Darcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05642443487136176511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-62430300234321178702008-11-22T08:36:00.000-06:002008-11-22T08:36:00.000-06:00Saw Plant and Alison Kraus twice this past summer,...Saw Plant and Alison Kraus twice this past summer, and she blew him off the stage out the door into the street and down the road like she was entranced, possessed by some angel from beyond the beyond.<BR/><BR/>And Cranky Prof, check this T Heads clip....<A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfNM1OsQkVo" REL="nofollow">here</A> <BR/><BR/>David Byrne's tour is very happening in a geekfunk way.George M. Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07818413936028778734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-78857656770299185862008-11-22T08:32:00.000-06:002008-11-22T08:32:00.000-06:00Under the category "Rockers with voice of angel" I...Under the category "Rockers with voice of angel" I think you would find Graham Nash and Don Everly. Nash makes the sound of CSN and sometimes "Y".Mark Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15884518441515988550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-86555131381950142132008-11-22T08:12:00.000-06:002008-11-22T08:12:00.000-06:00Jimmy Launce (WJR Detroit) used to play Kiri te Ka...Jimmy Launce (WJR Detroit) used to play <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRuYQ9KRJms" REL="nofollow">Kiri te Kanawa</A> after a hard week in the news.rhhardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901742898653890646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-22104583667535561962008-11-22T08:02:00.000-06:002008-11-22T08:02:00.000-06:00I didn't need to read that.It's a joy to read. The...<I>I didn't need to read that.</I><BR/><BR/>It's a joy to read. There's this:<BR/><I>What's interesting is that later, as he gets older, the fist opens up, to a vulnerability</I><BR/><BR/>and this:<BR/><I>cracked voice, dirt-bowl yelp or bluesy street howl</I><BR/><BR/>and this:<BR/><I>It is a voice like smoke, from cigar to incense, where it's full of wonder and worship. </I><BR/><BR/>It's chock-full of the sort of cheesy gems only Bono can come up with.knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231876226573540476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-89990741284070869022008-11-22T07:46:00.000-06:002008-11-22T07:46:00.000-06:00I scanned the list....No Frank Sinatra? Did I mis...I scanned the list....No Frank Sinatra? Did I miss something. I am a rock and pop guy....but how can you deny Sinatra?marklewinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05415072546941609808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-69711120135942287102008-11-22T06:08:00.000-06:002008-11-22T06:08:00.000-06:00There aren't even any opera singers on the list.To...<I>There aren't even any opera singers on the list.</I><BR/><BR/>Too lazy to look at all 100. <BR/><BR/>Any jazz singers?<BR/><BR/>Ella Fitzgerald<BR/>Anita O'day<BR/>Sarah Vaughan<BR/>Nancy Wilson<BR/>Billy Holiday<BR/><BR/>Or pop singers<BR/>Streisand<BR/>Johnny Mathiasbearbeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04770545814913465196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-12272693873656603742008-11-22T00:39:00.000-06:002008-11-22T00:39:00.000-06:00Also, I'm absolutely positive that space could be ...Also, I'm absolutely positive that space could be made for <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJc64xncBt4" REL="nofollow">her</A>.LonewackoDotComhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17942733237455764090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-7595673990208761222008-11-22T00:31:00.000-06:002008-11-22T00:31:00.000-06:00I seem to recall a Rolling Stone reviewer in the 1...<I>I seem to recall a Rolling Stone reviewer in the 1980s referring to Steve Perry as sounding like a tortured mosquito. Guess they changed their minds.</I><BR/><BR/>They hated Led Zeppelin. So far as I'm concerned that ranks Rolling Stone down next to a crazy homeless guy on an inner-city bus where music criticism credibility is concerned. :)Revenanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374515200055384226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-86686588722853798562008-11-22T00:28:00.000-06:002008-11-22T00:28:00.000-06:00Which is kind of an annoying categorization, becau...<I>Which is kind of an annoying categorization, because #1 and #2 are not rock singers, really</I><BR/><BR/>They weren't *primarily* rock singers, but they did some fantastic rock songs.<BR/><BR/>For that matter, Elvis did a lot of non-rock stuff too.Revenanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374515200055384226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-4257651697920081312008-11-22T00:21:00.000-06:002008-11-22T00:21:00.000-06:001. The list is more or less a joke. GreggAllman is...1. The list is more or less a joke. GreggAllman is certainly a good singer, but the one who should be on lists but sometimes isn't is Duane.<BR/><BR/>2. On the topic of range, <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbuqH_Gkgq0" REL="nofollow">She</A> died recently; <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0AIjnQ8t30" REL="nofollow">she</A> didn't.<BR/><BR/>3. PatBenatar is a <A HREF="http://www.mtv.com/content/ontv/vma/2007/images/archive/flipbooks/1985/1985_pat_benatar2.jpg" REL="nofollow">scary</A>, pandex-clad 80s whippet.<BR/><BR/>4. I greatly enjoy the way <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zt86tFzB29k" REL="nofollow">she sings</A>. In addition to the emotion, there's also the r's and final t's and s's.LonewackoDotComhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17942733237455764090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-78279981035122683742008-11-22T00:19:00.000-06:002008-11-22T00:19:00.000-06:00I seem to recall a Rolling Stone reviewer in the 1...I seem to recall a Rolling Stone reviewer in the 1980s referring to Steve Perry as sounding like a tortured mosquito. Guess they changed their minds.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774002797359859550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-83326802619629777932008-11-22T00:16:00.000-06:002008-11-22T00:16:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.LonewackoDotComhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17942733237455764090noreply@blogger.com